York chamber announces $1K scholarship

Monday

YORK, Maine — The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce will award its inaugural scholarship this year in the amount of $1,000, according to Executive Director Holly Roberts.

YORK, Maine — The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce will award its inaugural scholarship this year in the amount of $1,000, according to Executive Director Holly Roberts.

The annual scholarship will be awarded to a student following an essay competition and interview session, according to Roberts. The scholarship's purpose is to support local students to meet the financial obligations of a variety of post high school education opportunities; and to develop skilled individuals to fill jobs in Maine.

Students who are residents of York, Kittery, Eliot or South Berwick, and who have or will graduate in the current year, are eligible to apply. Students must graduate from York High School, Traip Academy, Marshwood High School, Berwick Academy or an accredited home school studies program and must be accepted into a post high school program of study.

The essay question asks students to demonstrate their writing ability by providing a two-page essay on what has happened in their community in the past year. Essays are due by May 1. The review committee will be made up of Roberts, Russ Peterson of RA Peterson and three members of the chamber's board of directors. The committee will review the essays and select five finalists for interviews to be held May 7-21. The committee will select a scholarship recipient following those interviews.

To apply, students can contact their high school guidance counselor or the chamber of commerce. Inquiries and completed essays should be e-mailed to Roberts at holly@yorkme.org or mailed to the Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce at 1 Stonewall Lane, York, ME 03909. For information, call (207) 363-4422.

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